Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children
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Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children
Liana Lowenstein
MSW, RSW, CPT-S
Celebrated Play Therapist - Canada
Certified TF-CBT Therapist
Liana Lowenstein is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto since 1988. Her 15 books are used by mental health professionals all over the world. She is a dynamic speaker who has provided trainings throughout North America and abroad, including China, South Africa, Israel, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Slovenia. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada.
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Course Overview
Skills and Methods: 3 CE
Total Play Therapy CE Hours: 3 CE
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When children enter therapy because they have experienced the death of a loved one, they are at a very vulnerable time in their lives. They are often anxious about the therapeutic process and reluctant or unable to talk directly about painful feelings. Therapy that is engaging and play-based can facilitate their expression of grief and loss. This webinar will combine up-to-date theory with innovative play therapy techniques. A brief theoretical overview will provide a context for the assessment and treatment interventions i.e., definitions, risk factors, developmental impact of grief, and treatment guidelines.
An innovative model for assessing and treating normative and traumatic grief in children will be outlined. The webinar will detail a variety of structured play therapy techniques, including interventions to help children bereaved by suicide and homicide. Participants will come away with a better understanding of grief theory, and many new and innovative play therapy techniques.
This training will combine lecture, activity demonstrations, videos of client sessions, and experiential exercises.
- Explain the key differences between normative grief and traumatic grief
- Identify the impact of loss at different developmental stages.
- Identify common risk factors associated with children coping with bereavement.
- Describe the key guidelines for explaining death to a child.
- Describe the unique treatment issues of children coping with suicide and homicide death.
- Apply a variety of innovative play therapy activities to help children cope with the death of a loved one.
Brown, E., Amaya-Jackson, L., Cohen, J., Handel, S., De Bocanegra, H., Zatta, E., Goodman, R. and Mannarino, A. (2008). Childhood traumatic grief: A multi-site empirical examination of the construct and its correlates. Death Studies, 32, 899-923.
Buket ?im?ek Arslan, Zeynep Özer & Kadriye Bulduko?lu (2020) Posttraumatic growth in parentally bereaved children and adolescents: A systematic review, Death Studies, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1716886
Kenney-Noziska, S. (2019). Integrating directive and posttraumatic play therapy to address childhood trauma. Play Therapy 14(2), 12-15.
Natasha Griffiths, Trevor G. Mazzucchelli, Shelly Skinner, Robert T. Kane & Lauren J. Breen (2019) A pilot study of a new bereavement program for children: Lionheart Camp for Kids, Death Studies, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1702121
Polyxeni Stylianou & Michalinos Zembylas (2018) Peer support for bereaved children: Setting eyes on children’s views through an educational action research project, Death Studies, 42:7, 446-455, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1369472
Wymer, B., Ohrt, J. H., Morey, D., & Swisher, S. (2020). Integrating expressive arts techniques into trauma-focused treatment with children. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 42(2), 124-139. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.2.03
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Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children
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Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children was absolutely worth my time to attend. While I didn't participate in the live webinar, the content and information was incredibly useful and applicable in the support and counseling I provide for Hospice groups and camps for children and families. Ms. Lowenstein is incredibly experienced with a wealth of knowledge to share with all who attend; I valued the training and materials provided such as different play and expressive techniques used with children and teens specific to extreme trauma, i.e. suicide, homicide deaths and how to focus on clear and appropriate ways to work with both child and parent/guardian in interaction, honesty, clear focus and so on. The resources provided have already been very helpful, i.e. Jeremy's Journey and her Pinterest board, and supportive going forward in counseling my individuals and groups. I would definitely attend another Core Wellness and Liana Lowenstein training course in the future as the information is invaluable. Thank you.
Read MoreMichele L. Elola
Liana is quite knowledgeable.
Recorded Participant
She was very informative and did well explaining the different aspects of supporting a child who's grieving.
Read MoreRecorded Participant
I was very impressed with the trainer's competence , knowledge and skillset. I've been to many trainings on this topic and even though this is the only one which was pre-recorded, I believe I got the most from this one. That's how incredible Liana Lowenstein is. Great webinar!
Read MoreRecorded Participant
This training was absolutely exceptional. I loved all of it. From the resources to share with parents, the assessment and treatment plan ideas, to the examples from her own practice. Further to that also sharing the many resources and developmentally fitting strategies that she has spent much time learning about and then creating herself as well. I so appreciate the generosity and am so excited to share this with the children and families coming in to see me next week!
Read MoreJennifer Stinson, BSW, MSW, RCSW,
The instructor was amazing and very knowledgeable. The breakdown of information and the activities to further illustrate her main points were great. Overall, she gave a fantastic presentation!
Read MoreRecorded Participant
This content/format is exactly what I look for when I attend a training. Thank you for the abundance of interventions, resources, and knowledge provided. I also really appreciated the two recorded video sessions shown, which I found SO helpful as a visual learner. Liana was able to keep me engaged all throughout her presentation. Will definitely check out other content on Core Wellness. Thank you!
Read MoreRecorded Participant
Very well done - I use all of Liana’s books
Recorded Participant
I loved it. Easy to follow and understand. Lots of great resources!
Recorded Participant
This training enhanced my ability to effectively work with clients experiencing grief and loss.
Read MoreRecorded Participant
This training was great! It had a nice balance of theory, assessment, and interventions. I enjoyed the experiential parts of the session as it allowed demonstration of some of the techniques mentioned. I now feel more confident in addressing grief with child and adolescent clients.
Read MoreLynnette M. Arriola, MSW, LCSW, LPC, RPT
Liana is friendly and engaging and can make trainings on the most difficult topics helpful and involve elements of play that you can use in your next session.
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